Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1299 - 1299 1285 Hatred

Chapter 1299: Chapter 1285: Hatred Chapter 1299: Chapter 1285: Hatred Guo Yuyun, although saying so, but Su Zhanze was not appreciative. He felt he had been played and to a great degree humiliated. To be defeated in full view of an audience as a way to clear his name—only a fool would believe such talk.

Guo Yuyun then said, “At that time, Ye Chen wanted everyone to thoroughly investigate the matter. However, some people from the Immortal City Sect came by boat to the thirty-six islands. They didn’t want you to get assistance and were determined to act prematurely. Ye Chen couldn’t stop them so he came up with the idea of deciding the outcome through battle. As long as it was proven that the Sacred Spirit Stone was not in your possession, it would show you were innocent.”

“At that time, you didn’t believe I was truly innocent, did you?” The rumors about Ren Xiongbei had been flying everywhere, and the prestige he had built up for a while appeared to have been severely undermined once again.

It was indeed a clever plan to prove his innocence by defeating him. If he produced the Sacred Spirit Stone, it would incriminate him as the murderer. Everything was in that guy’s calculation.

“None of that matters now. As long as the misunderstanding is resolved, it will do. On behalf of the people of the thirty-six islands, I offer you an apology. They destroyed your ships and will compensate you with two new ships. Regarding the deceased disciples, we all feel very sad and it has already become a thing of the past. They hope you can understand.”

Hearing this, Chen Yu was livid and shouted, “They want us to understand them, but who will understand us?”

Guo Yuyun said, “You really can’t blame them for this. If you hadn’t come to the thirty-six islands seeking the Sacred Spirit Stone, they wouldn’t have misunderstood you.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu was rendered speechless, as if someone had hit a sore spot. Wasn’t it true that the people of the Immortal City Sect came to the thirty-six islands to snatch the Sacred Spirit Stone?

Guo Yuyun didn’t want to engage in too much idle talk with them. It seemed that saying more was of no use, especially after knowing what Su Zhanze had done in the Central Plains and the last time he had come to tell her Ye Chen was still alive. Although she appreciated the information, she couldn’t escape the impression that Su Zhanze had impure motives. She said, “Alright, I’ve said all I need to say. If you are worried that this is a trap, then just wait a few more days. By then, the people of the thirty-six islands will have left, and you can make your move safely.” With that, she turned to leave.

Song Xizhi and Su Zhanze also exchanged greetings before leaving with Guo Yuyun.

Su Zhanze still stood there, but his rage had subsided.

Ling Li said, “It seems that everything is true.”

Su Zhanze gritted his teeth in anger. He would not forget this humiliation.

Chen Yu said, “We have been completely calculated by Longhun and Ren Haotian. Thankfully, Ye Chen helped clear our names.

“That guy is no good, I think it was just superfluous, a deliberate humiliation.” The news of his defeat by Ye Chen at Paper Kite Island would soon spread back to the Central Plains. He had just managed to defeat the Tianye Demon and build a reputation for himself in the Immortal-Demon world, but this incident with Ren Xiongbei and the recent defeat could thoroughly tarnish his reputation beyond forgiveness.

Seeing how angry Su Zhanze was, Chen Yu quickly said, “Exactly, that kid certainly knew we were innocent. He could have thought of another way to help clear our names, but he didn’t. He chose to defeat us as a means to prove his martial arts were better than the Sect Leader’s, to humiliate us. He’s no good person.”

A subordinate interjected, “The one who defeated the Sect Leader, it wasn’t him, it was the Evil Spirit.”

Su Zhanze, furious, said, “I will remember the humiliation he brought upon me.”

Ling Li said, “Leader, what are we going to do next? I imagine Longhun has already used the time we’ve been tied up with the thirty-six islands to find a way to escape them.”

Su Zhanze turned around, still seething with anger. Though the crisis was resolved, his emotions were still heightened.

Chen Yu said, “We can’t let Longhun go.”

Ling Li said, “We must find a way to locate Longhun. With the Sacred Spirit Stone in his possession, he will need time to study it. If he does figure it out, it poses a threat to us too. We must act quickly and find him before he makes sense of it.”

“But we don’t know where Longhun is now; it’s hard for us to find them on our own.”

Ling Li said, “Of course, we probably can’t do it alone. We can rely on the support of the thirty-six islands and the people of the Immortal-Demon world. We must certainly be able to find Longhun. Also, we must hasten our efforts; we cannot afford any more delays.”

Su Zhanze thought of Ren Haotian with increasing loathing. How had that guy not died from his fall, and even managed to expose everything? Even if Su Zhanze wanted to dispute the claims, without evidence, the people of the Immortal-Demon world might have their doubts because of that letter. It would call into question the righteousness he had established. He shouted, “I will not let Ren Haotian go.”

Ling Li said, “Leader, you should write a letter back to the Central Plains, informing the major sects that all this was Ren Haotian’s trickery. He resented us for the Sect Leader position and sought to slander the Immortal City Sect. I believe they will understand.”

Chen Yu also said, “That’s right. They’ve already colluded with the Dragon Slaying Clan, which just proves his ulterior motives. No one will believe Ren Haotian’s letter.”

For Su Zhanze, there were no better ideas, so he said, “Chen Yu, you take charge of this. We must expose the conspiracy of Longhun and Ren Haotian.” No matter whether the people of the Immortal-Demon world believed him or not, he had to explain.

“The most important thing now is the Sacred Spirit Stone. Finding the Sacred Spirit Stone is paramount,” Ling Li said.

Su Zhanze added, “Ling Li, no matter what it takes, we must find Longhun and Ren Haotian. We cannot let these two get away.”

“If we spread the news about Taiping Island and Paper Kite Island, I believe many will want to join in and help us in our search for Longhun.”

“Then what are we waiting for? Spread the news right away!” Su Zhanze was fully agitated.

Initially, he did not want the people of the Immortal-Demon world to get involved, but now he had no choice but to leverage their help.

Paper Kite City had sustained extensive damage, and business had ground to a halt two days earlier. The people of the thirty-six islands barely entered the city, and Ye Chen also remained on the beach.

Unnoticed, it was already midnight.

Nor had Li Mo and Guo Yuyun returned, which gave rise to a slight concern. But, even if Su Zhanze were mad, he wouldn’t take out his anger on Guo Yuyun. At least, that was what Ye Chen thought.

Ouyang Yue babbled a lot, seemingly wanting to say everything she hadn’t said this morning all at once. Ye Chen barely registered a few words.

“Monkey, are you even listening to me?” Ouyang asked.

“Spouting a bunch of nonsense without getting to the point, who knows what you’re saying.” Ye Chen had caught some of it, roughly that it started with him and Guo Yuyun, and then about how to find the Dragon Soul next, and if they should join forces with the Immortal Demon World.

“You’re the one spouting nonsense.”

“Can’t you keep it down, I think you’re better off finding a man, he could listen to you whine.”

Ouyang Yue said, “Then I’ll tell Guo Yuyun that there’s nothing between you and me.”

That scared Ye Chen enough to make him quickly turn back and say, “Hey, no need to rush into finding a man, you’re still young.”

Ouyang Yue sniffled and took a sip of her wine.

“What do you think we should do?”

“What do you mean what should we do, you can’t seriously be thinking about marrying me.”

Her mind was nowhere near there; she was pondering how to find the Dragon Soul, while he came back at her with this retort and barked, “I’m asking how we should search for the Dragon Soul.”

“Heh, you’re not children, can’t you figure it out by discussing it among yourselves?”

“The Dragon Soul would definitely have fled back to the 108 islands, those islands are not our territory.”

But Ye Chen said, “That might not be the case.”

Ouyang Yue, not understanding Ye Chen’s point, asked, “What do you mean ‘might not be the case’?”

Ye Chen said, “The Sacred Spirit Stone is in the hands of the Dragon Soul, and soon the news will spread throughout the Immortal Demon World. If that happens, the people from the Immortal Demon World will also come looking for him. It’s true the 108 islands belong to them, but Dragon Slayer Island is no longer theirs. Going back to the East Sea, considering the danger, and the potential for attracting more danger, why would they go back to the East Sea.”

“You mean to say, he might just pick any place, instead of returning to the 108 islands?”

Ye Chen said, “Of course, the Dragon Soul isn’t stupid, what he needs is only a safe place to peacefully study the Sacred Spirit Stone, not to put himself in danger.”

Ouyang Yue, still doubtful, asked, “Then where do you think he would choose?”

“How would I know that, I’m not the worm in his stomach,” Ye Chen scoffed.

“I think your talking is what really sounds like farting, said just as much as you haven’t,” she retorted.

“Then why are you bothering me?” he shot back.

“You’re worried about Yun’er, aren’t you?” Ouyang Yue sensed that Ye Chen was preoccupied, surely with worry.

“What’s there for me to worry about.”

“Actually, both of you care a lot about each other, you both want to be good to the other, you just don’t want to admit it,” Ouyang Yue could see it.

Ye Chen didn’t say anything.

“I see it as purely self-torture.”

Ye Chen still didn’t say anything.

Ouyang Yue continued, “What do you plan to do next? Just wait to die? Isn’t that too pitiful?”

Leaning against a coconut tree and sitting on the sandy ground, facing the ocean, Ye Chen said, “Otherwise, something could happen between us, maybe you’ll end up pregnant with my child!”

“I’m not that noble, to really want to become a widow!”

Ye Chen said, “As for the Dragon Soul matter, don’t bother me with it, do whatever you like.”

“Do you really not care anymore?”

“I can’t even manage my own affairs now, let alone have the energy to care about yours.”

“Right, hurry up and find someone, to pass on your lineage as soon as possible, so you won’t have regrets.” She thought, wondering where the Dragon Soul would flee to next, but she really didn’t understand the Dragon Soul, so she asked, “You’ve dealt with the Dragon Soul before, what kind of person is he really?”

“Smart, smarter than me,” he admitted.

“And yet he still let you see through his schemes.”

“That’s because setting a trap is much more difficult than solving it, making it flawless is even harder,” he said.